An employment insurance examiner prescribed in Article 89 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "examiner") shall be appointed from among any of the following public officials under the control of the Ministry of Employment and Labor:

1. A public official of Grade V or higher in general service or a public official in general service belonging to the Senior Executive Service among public officials under the control of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, who has engaged in services relating to petitions for examination or review of insurance for one year or longer;

2. A public official of Grade V or higher in general service or a public official in general service belonging to the Senior Executive Service among public officials under the control of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, who has engaged in the insurance service for two years or longer;

3. Any other person recognized by the Minister of Employment and Labor as qualified as those prescribed in subparagraph 1 or 2.

(1) The examiner shall be placed in the Ministry of Employment and Labor. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010]
(2) The examiner shall be in charge of examination affairs and studying cases of requests for examination designated by the Minister of Employment and Labor. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010]

(1) An application for challenge against the examiner made pursuant to Article 89 (4) of the Act shall be made in writing with the reasons clearly indicated.
(2) When the Minister of Employment and Labor receives the application for challenge under paragraph (1), he/she shall make a decision within 15 days and notify the applicant of it. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010]

The person who succeeds to the status of a claimant for examination pursuant to Article 89 (5) of the Act shall report this to the examiner in writing, attaching documents proving the succession.

(1) The following matters shall be stated in a written request for examination under Article 91 of the Act：
1. Name and address of the claimant；
2. Name of the office which has make the decision as the claimee；
3. Contents of the decision which is the subject of the request for examination；
4. Date of coming into knowledge of the decision；
5. Existence and contents of the notification regarding the request for examination by the office which has made the decision as the claimee；
6. Purport and reasons for examination request；and
7. Date of the request for examination.
(2) If the request for examination is instituted by a selected representative or agent, the name and address of the selected representative or agent in addition to the matters described in paragraph (1) shall be stated, and the qualifications of the selected representative or agent shall be provided in writing. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22603, Dec. 31, 2010]
(3) The written documents described in paragraph (1) shall be signed and sealed by the claimant or the agent.

(1) The correction of a request for examination under Article 92 (2) of the Act shall be ordered using a written document containing the following contents：
1. Matters to correct；
2. Reasons for demanding the correction；
3. Period of correction；and
4. Other necessary matters.
(2) If the examiner revises a request for examination by virtue of his/her authority pursuant to the proviso of Article 92 (2) of the Act, he/she shall notify the person concerned of this.

The following matters shall be stated in a written notification about the suspension of execution under Article 93 (2) of the Act：
1. Case name of the request for examination；
2. Decision subject to the suspension of execution and contents of the suspension of execution；
3. Name and address of the claimant；
4. Name of the office which has made the decision as the claimee；and
5. Reasons for the suspension of execution.

(1) An application for an investigation conducted pursuant to Article 94 (1) of the Act to review a request for examination shall be made in writing with the following matters stated：
1. Case name of the request for examination；
2. Purport and reasons of the application；
3. Name and address of related persons who are required to be present (restricted to the case of Article 94 (1) 1 of the Act.)；
4. Name and address of the owner or custodian of documents, and other materials required to be submitted (restricted to the case of Article 94 (1) 2 of the Act)；
5. Matters requiring legal consultation and reasons therefor (restricted to the case of Article 94 (1) 3 of the Act)；and
6. Workplaces and other places to enter, employers, employees and other related persons to be questioned, documents and other materials to be inspected (restricted to the case of Article 94 (1) 4 of the Act.)
(2) If the examiner investigates evidence pursuant to Article 94 (1) of the Act, he/she shall prepare a report on evidence. In this case, if he/she gets statements from the examination claimant or a related person under Article 94 (1) 1 of the Act, he/she shall prepare a statements protocol and annex it.
(3) The following matters shall be stated in the report on evidence under paragraph (2) and the examiner shall sign and seal it：
1. Indication of the case；
2. Date, time and place of the investigation；
3. Subject and method of the investigation；and
4. Result of the investigation.

The decision on a request for examination under Article 96 of the Act shall be made by the written verdict with the following matters stated, and this shall be signed or sealed by the examiner：[Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011]
1. Number and name of the case；
2. Name and address of the claimant；
3. Name of the office which has made the decision as the claimee；
4. Main text；
5. Objectives of the request；
6. Reasons；and
7. Date of decision.

(1) Members representing employees among members of the Employment Insurance Board of Review prescribed in Article 99 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Board of Review") shall be commissioned by the President upon the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Labor among candidates recommended by a general federation of labor unions, while the members representing employers shall also be commissioned by the President upon the recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Labor among candidates recommended by a nation-wide association of employers.

(2) Members of the Board of Review, except a member representing employees, a member representing employers, and ex officio members, shall be commissioned by the President upon recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Labor among any of the following persons: Provided, That standing members shall be appointed by the President upon recommendation of the Minister of Employment and Labor, from among persons who fall under subparagraph 3 or 4:

1. A person who holds the qualification as a judge, public prosecutor, or attorney-at-law;

2. A person who held or holds an adjunct professorship or a higher position in a college or university prescribed in the Higher Education Act;

3. A person who served or serves as a Grade III or higher public official, or a public official, in general service belonging to the Senior Executive Service;

4. A person who has engaged in labor-related affairs for 15 years or longer and who is deemed qualified by the Minister of Employment and Labor;

5. A person who has good knowledge and experience in issues of social insurance or employment and who is deemed qualified by the Minister of Employment and Labor.

(3) The Minister of Employment and Labor shall nominate a Grade III public official in charge of insurance affairs belonging to the Ministry of Employment and Labor or a public official in general service belonging to the Senior Executive Service as the ex officio member of the Board of Review.

(1) The term of appeal committee members shall be three years and may be renewed.
(2) When a vacancy occurs in the position of a member, the term of office of the substitute member who fills the vacancy shall be the remaining term of office of his/her predecessor：Provided that when a vacancy occurs in the position of a standing member (including the chairperson), the term of office of the substitute member shall start anew.
(3) Even in case a member’s term of office referred to in paragraph (1) expires, he/she may perform his/her duties until his/her successor is appointed.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Presidential Decree No. 21015, Sep. 18, 2008]

Members other than standing members and ex officio member who attend an appeal committee meeting may be provided with allowances and travel expenses needed to perform their duties within the limits of the budget. In this case, the regulations on travel expenses for public officials shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of the travel expenses.

(1) The appeal committee shall have one chairperson and one vice-chairperson.
(2) The chairperson of the appeal committee shall be appointed by the President upon nomination by the Minister of Employment and Labor from among the standing members and the vice-chairperson shall be elected from among the members. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010]

(1) The chairperson shall represent the appeal committee and shall oversee the affairs of the appeal committee.
(2) The vice-chairperson shall assist the chairperson and when the chairperson is unable to perform his/her duties for inevitable reasons, the vice-chairperson shall act on behalf of him/her.

(1) A meeting of the appeal committee shall be composed of not more than nine persons including the chairperson or vice-chairperson, ex officio member and two members designated by the chairperson for each meeting, each representing workers and employers.
(2) If the chairperson of the appeal committee intends to convene a meeting, he/she shall notify in writing the time and place and agenda of the meeting to each member at least 15 days before the meeting：Provided that this shall not apply in an emergency.
(3) A meeting of the appeal committee shall be opened with the attendance of a majority of the members composed under paragraph (1) and shall make a decision by the concurring vote of a majority of the members present.

(1) The Minister of Employment and Labor may, pursuant to Article 99 (8) of the Act, have specialists in the Board of Review to assign them to carry out specialized survey research as may be necessary for the review of the Board of Review.

(2) Necessary matters concerning the qualification for, service of, and remuneration of specialists shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.

[Title Amended on Aug. 30, 2008]

The notification of the trial date and place under Article 101 (1) of the Act shall be given in writing, and be delivered directly or by registered mail.

An application for closed proceedings under the proviso of Article 101 (3) of the Act shall be made in writing with the purport and reasons stated.

(1) The following matters shall be stated in the protocol of trial under Article 101 (4)：
1. Name and number of the case；
2. Date, time and place of the trial；
3. Names of the members present；
4. Name of the person concerned or his/her agent；
5. Contents of the trial；and
6. Other necessary matters.
(2) The protocol of trail under paragraph (1) shall have the date of its writing and shall be signed or sealed by the chairperson.
(3) The inspection application under Article 101 (5) of the Act shall be made in writing.

(1) The request for reexamination under Article 87 of the Act shall be made using a document with the following contents：
1. Name and address of the claimant；
2. Matters prescribed in Article 125 (1) 2 through 4；
3. Name of the examiner who made the decision；
4. Date on which the decision became known；
5. Existence of the notification of the request for re-examination by the examiner who made the decision and contents of the notification；
6. Purport of and reasons for the request for re-examination；and
7. Date of the request for re-examination.
(2) If the request for re-examination is instituted by a selected representative or agent, it shall state the name and address of the selected representative or agent in addition to the matters prescribed in paragraph (1), and the qualifications of the selected representative or agent shall be provided in writing. [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22603, Dec. 31, 2010]
(3) The claimant or the agent shall sign and seal the documents under paragraph (1).

A written adjudication on a request for re-examination shall have the following matters stated and the chairperson of the appeal committee and the members who participated in the re-examination shall sign or seal it：[Amended by Presidential Decree No. 23139, Sep. 15, 2011]
1. Name and number of the case；
2. Name and address of the claimant；
3. Name of the office which has made the original decision；
4. Name of the examiner who made the decision on the request for examination；
5. Main text；
6. Purport of the request；
7. Reasons；and
8. Date of the adjudication.

The provisions of Articles 123, 124, and 126 through 128 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the appeal committee and reexamination. In this case, the term “examiner” and “Minister of Employment and Labor” in Article 123 shall be read as “member of the appeal committee” and “chairperson of the appeal committee”, “claimant for examination” in Articles 124 and 128 as “claimant for re-examination”, “examiner” in Articles 124, 126 and 128 as “chairperson of the appeal committee” and “request for examination” in Articles 126 through 128 as “request for re-examination.” [Amended by Presidential Decree No. 22269, Jul. 12, 2010]